List of countries by number of visitors
The following lists provide an overview of indicators of international travel such as visitor numbers from countries and regions as well as the income and expenditure from this. All figures come from the World Tourism Organization , a specialized agency of the United Nations .
List of countries and territories by visitors
The following list sorts countries and territories according to the number of international visitors at the last determinable time. All people are counted as international visitors who have traveled to another country for tourism purposes within a year and have stayed at least once in the relevant country. International business travelers are also counted as visitors, but not people in border areas who regularly cross the border of a neighboring country for personal use. According to this definition, 1.410 billion people visited another country in 2018, an increase of 5% on the previous year. The most visited country was France with over 89.4 million visitors, while Tuvalu had the fewest visitors with just under 2000.
rank | country | Number of arrivals in thousands |
UNWTO region | year |
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1 | France | 89,400 | Western Europe | 2018 |
2 | Spain | 82,773 | Southern Europe / Mediterranean | 2018 |
3 | United States | 79,618 | North America | 2018 |
4th | People's Republic of China | 62,900 | East asia | 2018 |
5 | Italy | 62,146 | Southern Europe / Mediterranean | 2018 |
6th | Turkey | 45,768 | Southern Europe / Mediterranean | 2018 |
7th | Mexico | 41,447 | North America | 2018 |
8th | Germany | 38,881 | Western Europe | 2018 |
9 | Thailand | 38,277 | South East Asia | 2018 |
10 | United Kingdom | 36,316 | Northern Europe | 2018 |
11 | Japan | 31,192 | East asia | 2018 |
12 | Austria | 30,816 | Western Europe | 2018 |
13 | Greece | 30.123 | Southern Europe / Mediterranean | 2018 |
14th | Hong Kong | 29,263 | East asia | 2018 |
15th | Malaysia | 25,832 | South East Asia | 2018 |
16 | Russia | 24,551 | Central / Eastern Europe | 2018 |
17th | Portugal | 22,800 | Southern Europe / Mediterranean | 2018 |
18th | Canada | 21,134 | North America | 2018 |
19th | Poland | 19,623 | Central / Eastern Europe | 2018 |
20th | Netherlands | 19,014 | Western Europe | 2018 |
21st | Macau | 18,493 | East asia | 2018 |
22nd | India | 17,427 | South asia | 2018 |
23 | Hungary | 17,152 | Central / Eastern Europe | 2018 |
24 | Croatia | 16,645 | Southern Europe / Mediterranean | 2018 |
25th | United Arab Emirates | 15,920 | middle East | 2018 |
26th | Vietnam | 15,498 | South East Asia | 2018 |
27 | South Korea | 15,347 | East asia | 2018 |
28 | Saudi Arabia | 15,293 | middle East | 2018 |
29 | Singapore | 14,673 | South East Asia | 2018 |
30th | Ukraine | 14,207 | Central / Eastern Europe | 2018 |
31 | Czech Republic | 13,665 | Central / Eastern Europe | 2017 |
32 | Indonesia | 13,396 | South East Asia | 2018 |
33 | Morocco | 12,289 | North africa | 2018 |
34 | Denmark | 11,743 | Northern Europe | 2017 |
35 | Switzerland | 11,715 | Western Europe | 2018 |
36 | Egypt | 11,346 | middle East | 2018 |
37 | Taiwan | 11,067 | East asia | 2018 |
38 | South Africa | 10,472 | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2018 |
39 | Ireland | 10,388 | Northern Europe | 2017 |
40 | Bulgaria | 9,273 | Central / Eastern Europe | 2018 |
41 | Australia | 9,246 | Oceania | 2018 |
42 | Belgium | 9,154 | Western Europe | 2018 |
43 | Tunisia | 8,299 | North africa | 2018 |
44 | Iran | 7,295 | South asia | 2018 |
45 | Philippines | 7.129 | South East Asia | 2018 |
46 | Sweden | 7,054 | Northern Europe | 2017 |
47 | Argentina | 6,942 | South America | 2018 |
48 | Brazil | 6,621 | South America | 2018 |
49 | Dominican Republic | 6,569 | Caribbean | 2018 |
50 | Norway | 6.252 | Northern Europe | 2017 |
51 | Cambodia | 6,201 | South East Asia | 2018 |
52 | Slovakia | 6,020 | Central / Eastern Europe | 2014 |
53 | Chile | 5,723 | South America | 2018 |
54 | Albania | 5,340 | Southern Europe / Mediterranean | 2018 |
55 | Georgia | 4,757 | Central / Eastern Europe | 2018 |
56 | Cuba | 4,684 | Caribbean | 2018 |
57 | Kyrgyzstan | 4,568 | Central / Eastern Europe | 2017 |
58 | Kazakhstan | 4,560 | Central / Eastern Europe | 2014 |
59 | Slovenia | 4,425 | Southern Europe / Mediterranean | 2018 |
60 | Peru | 4,419 | South America | 2018 |
61 | Bahrain | 4,372 | middle East | 2017 |
62 | Jordan | 4,150 | middle East | 2018 |
63 | Israel | 4.121 | Southern Europe / Mediterranean | 2018 |
64 | Cyprus | 3,939 | Southern Europe / Mediterranean | 2018 |
65 | Colombia | 3,898 | South America | 2018 |
66 | Laos | 3,770 | South East Asia | 2018 |
67 | New Zealand | 3,686 | Oceania | 2018 |
68 | Myanmar | 3,551 | South East Asia | 2018 |
69 | Uruguay | 3,469 | South America | 2018 |
70 | Estonia | 3.234 | Central / Eastern Europe | 2018 |
71 | Finland | 3,221 | Northern Europe | 2018 |
72 | Puerto Rico | 3,068 | Caribbean | 2018 |
73 | Andorra | 3,042 | Southern Europe / Mediterranean | 2018 |
74 | Costa Rica | 3,017 | Central America | 2018 |
75 | Lithuania | 2,825 | Central / Eastern Europe | 2018 |
76 | Romania | 2,797 | Central / Eastern Europe | 2018 |
77 | Azerbaijan | 2,606 | Central / Eastern Europe | 2018 |
78 | Malta | 2,599 | Southern Europe / Mediterranean | 2018 |
79 | Zimbabwe | 2,567 | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2018 |
80 | Jamaica | 2,473 | Caribbean | 2018 |
81 | Algeria | 2,451 | North africa | 2017 |
82 | Ecuador | 2,429 | South America | 2018 |
83 | Oman | 2,372 | middle East | 2017 |
84 | Iceland | 2,344 | Northern Europe | 2018 |
85 | Sri Lanka | 2,334 | South asia | 2018 |
86 | Belarus | 2.142 | Central / Eastern Europe | 2018 |
87 | Montenegro | 2,077 | Southern Europe / Mediterranean | 2018 |
88 | Ivory Coast | 1.965 | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2018 |
89 | Lebanon | 1,964 | middle East | 2018 |
90 | Latvia | 1,946 | Central / Eastern Europe | 2018 |
91 | Nigeria | 1,889 | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2016 |
92 | Uganda | 1,850 | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2018 |
93 | Qatar | 1,819 | middle East | 2018 |
94 | Nicaragua | 1,787 | Central America | 2017 |
95 | Guatemala | 1,781 | Central America | 2018 |
96 | Panama | 1,779 | Central America | 2018 |
97 | Serbia | 1,711 | Southern Europe / Mediterranean | 2018 |
98 | Armenia | 1,652 | Central / Eastern Europe | 2018 |
99 | Mozambique | 1,639 | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2016 |
100 | Bahamas | 1,627 | Caribbean | 2018 |
101 | Botswana | 1,623 | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2017 |
102 | El Salvador | 1,556 | Central America | 2017 |
103 | Guam | 1,552 | Oceania | 2018 |
104 | Iraq | 1,518 | middle East | 2010 |
105 | Namibia | 1,469 | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2016 |
106 | Maldives | 1,484 | South asia | 2018 |
107 | Kenya | 1,475 | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2018 |
108 | Mauritius | 1,399 | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2018 |
109 | Senegal | 1,365 | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2017 |
110 | Tanzania | 1,275 | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2017 |
111 | Tajikistan | 1,250 | Central / Eastern Europe | 2018 |
112 | Paraguay | 1,181 | South America | 2018 |
113 | Nepal | 1,173 | South asia | 2018 |
114 | Bolivia | 1,134 | South America | 2017 |
115 | Zambia | 1,083 | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2017 |
116 | Aruba | 1,071 | Caribbean | 2017 |
117 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,053 | Southern Europe / Mediterranean | 2018 |
118 | Bangladesh | 1,026 | South asia | 2017 |
119 | Luxembourg | 1,018 | Western Europe | 2018 |
120 | Uzbekistan | 975 | Central / Eastern Europe | 2010 |
121 | Ghana | 972 | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2017 |
122 | Pakistan | 965 | South asia | 2014 |
123 | Ethiopia | 933 | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2017 |
124 | Rwanda | 932 | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2016 |
125 | Fiji | 870 | Oceania | 2018 |
126 | Honduras | 865 | Central America | 2018 |
127 | Malawi | 837 | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2017 |
128 | Sudan | 813 | North africa | 2017 |
129 | Swaziland | 782 | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2018 |
130 | Cape Verde | 710 | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2018 |
131 | North Macedonia | 707 | Southern Europe / Mediterranean | 2018 |
132 | American Virgin Islands | 667 | Caribbean | 2016 |
133 | Barbados | 664 | Caribbean | 2017 |
134 | Guadeloupe | 650 | Caribbean | 2017 |
135 | Palestine | 606 | middle East | 2017 |
136 | Venezuela | 601 | South America | 2016 |
137 | Togo | 573 | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2018 |
138 | Martinique | 536 | Caribbean | 2017 |
139 | Mongolia | 529 | East asia | 2018 |
140 | Northern Mariana Islands | 518 | Oceania | 2018 |
141 | Reunion | 508 | Caribbean | 2017 |
142 | Belize | 489 | Central America | 2018 |
143 | Haiti | 467 | Caribbean | 2017 |
144 | Curacao | 432 | Caribbean | 2018 |
145 | Cayman Islands | 418 | Caribbean | 2017 |
146 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 416 | Caribbean | 2017 |
147 | Lesotho | 414 | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2010 |
148 | Sint Maarten | 402 | Caribbean | 2017 |
149 | Angola | 397 | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2016 |
150 | St. Lucia | 396 | Caribbean | 2018 |
151 | Trinidad and Tobago | 375 | Caribbean | 2018 |
152 | Yemen | 367 | middle East | 2015 |
152 | Seychelles | 367 | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2018 |
154 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 351 | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2016 |
155 | Monaco | 347 | Western Europe | 2018 |
156 | British Virgin Islands | 335 | Caribbean | 2017 |
157 | Burundi | 299 | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2017 |
158 | Bermuda | 282 | Caribbean | 2018 |
159 | Suriname | 278 | South America | 2017 |
159 | Brunei | 278 | South East Asia | 2018 |
161 | Bhutan | 274 | South asia | 2018 |
162 | Antigua and Barbuda | 269 | Caribbean | 2018 |
163 | Benin | 267 | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2016 |
164 | Madagascar | 257 | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2018 |
165 | Guyana | 247 | South America | 2017 |
166 | Republic of the Congo | 227 | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2014 |
167 | French Polynesia | 216 | Oceania | 2018 |
168 | Kuwait | 203 | middle East | 2016 |
168 | Mali | 203 | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2017 |
170 | French Guiana | 199 | South America | 2016 |
171 | Cook Islands | 169 | Oceania | 2018 |
172 | Samoa | 164 | Oceania | 2018 |
173 | Gambia | 162 | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2017 |
174 | Grenada | 161 | Caribbean | 2018 |
175 | Moldova | 160 | Central / Eastern Europe | 2018 |
176 | Niger | 157 | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2018 |
177 | Papua New Guinea | 143 | Oceania | 2017 |
177 | Burkina Faso | 143 | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2017 |
179 | Eritrea | 142 | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2016 |
180 | Central African Republic | 121 | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2016 |
181 | New Caledonia | 120 | Oceania | 2018 |
181 | Chad | 120 | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2015 |
183 | Palau | 116 | Oceania | 2018 |
184 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 114 | Caribbean | 2017 |
185 | Vanuatu | 109 | Oceania | 2017 |
186 | Liechtenstein | 85 | Western Europe | 2018 |
187 | Dominica | 79 | Caribbean | 2017 |
188 | San Marino | 78 | Southern Europe / Mediterranean | 2017 |
189 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 76 | Caribbean | 2016 |
190 | East Timor | 75 | South East Asia | 2018 |
191 | Anguilla | 68 | Caribbean | 2016 |
192 | Tonga | 62 | Oceania | 2017 |
193 | Guinea | 60 | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2016 |
194 | Sierra Leone | 54 | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2016 |
195 | Djibouti | 51 | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2010 |
196 | Guinea-Bissau | 44 | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2015 |
197 | Micronesia | 30th | Oceania | 2016 |
198 | Sao Tome and Principe | 29 | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2016 |
199 | Comoros | 28 | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2017 |
200 | Solomon Islands | 26th | Oceania | 2017 |
201 | American Samoa | 20th | Oceania | 2017 |
202 | Niue | 10 | Oceania | 2017 |
203 | Montserrat | 9 | Caribbean | 2016 |
204 | Marshall Islands | 6th | Oceania | 2017 |
204 | Kiribati | 6th | Oceania | 2016 |
206 | Tuvalu | 2 | Oceania | 2017 |
world | 1,410,000 | 2018 |
Regions by arrival
The following table shows the development of the number of tourists in various regions defined by the UNWTO from 1990 to 2016. The figures relate to the number of visitors who have taken all countries in a region together. The visitors can come from the same region. So come z. B. Most visitors to European countries from other European countries.
From 1990 to 2016, the number of international tourist arrivals rose from 435 million to 1.2 billion. The regions of South Asia , Sub-Saharan Africa and East Asia recorded the fastest growth . The UNWTO expects an increase to 1.8 billion tourists by 2030, with destinations in Asia, Africa and Latin America still forecasting the fastest growth. In 1950 the number of international tourists was still around 25 million.
region | Arrivals 1990 in millions |
Arrivals 1995 in millions |
Arrivals 2000 in millions |
Arrivals 2005 in millions |
Arrivals 2010 in millions |
Arrivals 2015 in millions |
Arrivals 2016 in millions |
Growth 1990–2016 |
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Europe | 261.5 | 303.5 | 386.5 | 453.2 | 489.0 | 603.7 | 616.2 | 135.6% |
Northern Europe | 28.7 | 36.4 | 44.8 | 59.9 | 62.8 | 75.4 | 80.2 | 179.4% |
Western Europe | 108.6 | 112.2 | 139.7 | 141.7 | 154.4 | 181.4 | 181.5 | 67.1% |
Central / Eastern Europe | 33.9 | 58.9 | 69.6 | 95.3 | 98.5 | 121.4 | 126.0 | 271.7% |
Southern Europe / Mediterranean | 90.3 | 96.0 | 132.6 | 156.4 | 173.3 | 225.5 | 228.5 | 153.0% |
Asia | 55.9 | 82.1 | 110.4 | 154.1 | 208.1 | 284.1 | 308.4 | 441.7% |
East asia | 26.4 | 41.3 | 58.3 | 85.9 | 111.5 | 142.1 | 154.3 | 484.5% |
South East Asia | 21.2 | 28.5 | 36.3 | 49.0 | 70.5 | 104.2 | 113.2 | 434.0% |
Oceania | 5.2 | 8.1 | 9.6 | 10.9 | 11.4 | 14.3 | 15.6 | 200.0% |
South asia | 3.2 | 4.2 | 6.1 | 8.3 | 14.7 | 23.4 | 25.3 | 690.6% |
America | 92.8 | 108.9 | 128.3 | 133.3 | 150.1 | 192.7 | 199.3 | 114.8% |
North America | 71.8 | 80.5 | 91.5 | 89.9 | 99.5 | 127.5 | 130.5 | 81.8% |
Caribbean | 11.4 | 14.0 | 17.1 | 18.8 | 19.5 | 24.1 | 25.2 | 121.1% |
Central America | 1.9 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 6.3 | 7.8 | 10.2 | 10.7 | 463.2% |
South America | 7.7 | 11.7 | 15.3 | 18.3 | 23.2 | 30.8 | 32.8 | 326.0% |
Africa | 14.8 | 18.7 | 26.2 | 34.8 | 50.4 | 53.4 | 57.8 | 290.5% |
North africa | 8.4 | 7.3 | 10.2 | 13.9 | 19.7 | 18.0 | 18.6 | 121.4% |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.4 | 11.5 | 16.0 | 20.9 | 30.7 | 35.7 | 39.2 | 512.5% |
middle East | 9.6 | 12.7 | 22.4 | 33.7 | 55.4 | 55.6 | 53.6 | 458.3% |
world | 435 | 526 | 674 | 809 | 953 | 1,189 | 1,235 | 183.9% |
Countries by tourism expenditure and income
The following table shows the countries with the highest tourism expenditure and income. Income includes all expenses that foreign travelers have made in the respective country for transport, accommodation and other tourist goods and services. All expenses for the same goods and services that citizens of the respective country have made in another country are counted as expenses. Global tourism revenue was over $ 1.2 trillion in 2016. The People's Republic of China spent the most , while the United States had the highest income.
revenue | expenditure | ||||
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rank | country | Tourism income in millions of dollars |
rank | country | Tourism spending in millions of dollars |
1 | United States | 244,708 | 1 | People's Republic of China | 261.129 |
2 | Spain | 60,605 | 2 | United States | 160,818 |
3 | United Kingdom | 55,558 | 3 | Germany | 87,423 |
4th | Thailand | 52,465 | 4th | United Kingdom | 79,371 |
5 | Germany | 52,129 | 5 | France | 49.024 |
6th | France | 50,883 | 6th | Australia | 29,768 |
7th | People's Republic of China | 44,432 | 7th | South Korea | 29,143 |
8th | Italy | 40,373 | 8th | Canada | 29,067 |
9 | Hong Kong | 37,976 | 9 | Russia | 27,652 |
10 | Australia | 34,475 | 10 | Japan | 25,783 |
11 | Japan | 33,427 | 11 | Italy | 24,982 |
12 | Macau | 30,568 | 12 | Hong Kong | 24,194 |
13 | Turkey | 26,695 | 13 | Singapore | 22,102 |
14th | India | 23,111 | 14th | Belgium | 21,575 |
15th | South Korea | 21,053 | 15th | Netherlands | 20,321 |
16 | Mexico | 20,619 | 16 | Saudi Arabia | 19,731 |
17th | United Arab Emirates | 19,496 | 17th | Spain | 19,284 |
18th | Austria | 19,241 | 18th | India | 19,185 |
19th | Switzerland | 19,220 | 19th | Switzerland | 18,849 |
20th | Singapore | 18,386 | 20th | United Arab Emirates | 17.127 |
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ UNWTO Tourism Highlights: 2018 Edition. Retrieved September 30, 2018 .
- ↑ UNWTO Tourism Highlights: 2019 Edition. Retrieved January 8, 2020 .
- ↑ UNWTO 2017. World Tourism Organization, accessed August 14, 2018 .
- ↑ International tourism, receipts (current US $) | Data. Retrieved August 26, 2018 (American English).
- ↑ International tourism, expenditures (current US $) | Data. Retrieved August 26, 2018 (American English).